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At a Glance
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM
Star Rating
(55)3.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Star Rating
(763)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Pivotal CRM excels in customization capabilities, scoring 9.2, which allows businesses to tailor the software to their specific needs, while Sugar Sell, with a score of 8.2, offers less flexibility in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Pivotal CRM's support analytics feature stands out with a score of 8.8, providing in-depth insights into customer support performance, whereas Sugar Sell's support analytics score of 7.7 indicates a less robust offering.
  • G2 users highlight Pivotal CRM's superior data import and export tools, achieving a score of 9.3, which facilitates seamless data migration and integration, compared to Sugar Sell's score of 7.6, which may pose challenges for users needing to manage large datasets.
  • Users on G2 report that Pivotal CRM's sandbox/test environments score 9.3, allowing for extensive testing and development without affecting live data, while Sugar Sell's score of 8.2 suggests a less comprehensive testing capability.
  • Reviewers say that Pivotal CRM's document and content management features are highly rated at 8.8, enabling efficient handling of documents, whereas Sugar Sell's score of 7.5 indicates that users may find its document management less effective.
  • Users report that Pivotal CRM's performance and reliability score of 8.7 reflects a strong, dependable system, while Sugar Sell's score of 7.6 suggests that users may experience occasional reliability issues.
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pivotal CRM
No pricing available
Sugar Sell
Sell Essentials
$19.00
Per Month
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Free Trial
Pivotal CRM
No trial information available
Sugar Sell
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
41
7.9
605
Ease of Use
7.3
41
7.6
641
Ease of Setup
7.9
13
7.2
339
Ease of Admin
8.2
13
7.6
315
Quality of Support
7.8
35
7.6
548
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
12
7.8
299
Product Direction (% positive)
5.9
40
7.0
592
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.2
28
|
Verified
8.2
500
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
320
7.5
25
|
Verified
7.8
467
|
Verified
8.0
31
|
Verified
7.7
485
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
7.2
356
|
Verified
7.9
27
|
Verified
7.4
410
|
Verified
8.2
18
|
Verified
7.3
344
|
Verified
8.2
17
|
Verified
7.4
346
|
Verified
8.3
22
|
Verified
7.7
374
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
8.3
20
|
Verified
7.1
352
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.2
359
|
Verified
8.3
21
|
Verified
7.9
425
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.0
310
|
Verified
Customer Support
7.5
18
|
Verified
7.9
384
|
Verified
7.7
17
|
Verified
7.6
346
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
7.7
356
|
Verified
8.1
18
|
Verified
7.4
290
8.8
17
|
Verified
7.6
311
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
7.9
26
|
Verified
7.7
467
|
Verified
8.3
25
|
Verified
7.9
473
|
Verified
8.0
19
|
Verified
7.4
364
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Feature Not Available
7.2
267
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.2
265
|
Verified
7.2
15
|
Verified
7.3
328
|
Verified
Platform
9.2
8
|
Verified
8.2
257
|
Verified
8.3
7
|
Verified
7.8
252
|
Verified
8.7
9
|
Verified
8.1
265
|
Verified
8.6
6
|
Verified
7.9
165
|
Verified
9.3
7
|
Verified
8.2
211
|
Verified
8.8
7
|
Verified
7.5
213
|
Verified
8.7
9
|
Verified
7.6
254
|
Verified
8.6
7
|
Verified
7.2
197
|
Verified
Integration
9.3
9
|
Verified
7.6
258
|
Verified
9.3
7
|
Verified
7.7
200
|
Verified
8.6
6
|
Verified
7.3
196
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Pivotal CRM and Sugar Sell are categorized as CRM
Unique Categories
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM has no unique categories
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.0%
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM
Computer Software
9.8%
Real Estate
7.8%
Financial Services
7.8%
Consumer Services
5.9%
Medical Devices
3.9%
Other
64.7%
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Computer Software
10.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Financial Services
5.7%
Telecommunications
2.6%
Other
62.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Brian S.
BS
Brian S.
Verified User in Financial Services

Low cost, especially if you have an in-house development team that can perform customizations. Integrates with data feeds well. The integration with Outlook makes it simple for end-users to record interactions like email, meetings, tasks, and allows...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Food & Beverages

Plenty to dislike about Pivotal CRM. It fell way short of what I expected. The interface is intimidating (especially if you're new) and is extremely buggy. This lags at times and often stalls out on loading (and no, it's not my system issue).

Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Cristi H.
CH
Cristi H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

First off, you can't beat the price. Secondly, the open source CRM can be customized easily right out-of-the-box. Furthermore, if you're willing to shell out a little extra money to a third-party Sugar vendor, your options are endless when it comes to...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Eugene C.
EC
Eugene C.
Verified User in Venture Capital & Private Equity

Not as robust as salesforce, but it works just fine for a pilot installation

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Discussions
Pivotal CRM
Pivotal CRM Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Pivotal CRM has no discussions with answers
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell Discussions
Why did you choose Sugar over something like Salesforce? what benefits do you see?
2 comments
Katie R.
KR
We went with Sugar for the cost savings and it did what we needed well enough at the time. As we grew it was difficult to scale. We ended up switching to...Read more
How can my business deploy Sugar?
1 comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar can be deployed in nearly any IT environment: As a SaaS "On Demand" solution; behind your organizations firewall in your own datacenter; on public...Read more
How much does Sugar cost to deploy?
1 comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar is priced simply - with no hidden fees unlike other SaaS CRM providers. Costs vary depending on edition, here are the breakdowns, in terms of user...Read more